Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Due to the epidemic in 2020, the shooting of many films was delayed, so in 2021, Xiang Nan did not help Universal Pictures finalize new projects.

After all, in the face of the epidemic, Universal Pictures did not dare to make films rashly. Otherwise, the film won't be able to be released, and in the end it will lose money.

Also because of the reduction in production by Universal Pictures and the lower-than-expected box office revenue, Universal's stock price fell by more than 10% again. Compared with the market value of Xiangnan when it was sold, the value of the world has depreciated by nearly 30 billion U.S. dollars.

At this time, those who regretted that Xiang Nan sold a chicken that could lay golden eggs, now all praised Xiang Nan's good luck. If he hadn't made an early move, he would have lost at least 20 billion U.S. dollars.

In 2021, Xiang Nan continued to enjoy life with Cong Shan and Shanshan at home, and donated his property to charitable organizations, such as Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Po Leung Kuk, and the Red Cross.

In 2020, he donated US$5 billion, setting a record for Xiangjiang's charitable donations. In 2020, he plans to make persistent efforts and donate another 10 billion US dollars.

In fact, the speed at which he donates money is still less than the speed at which he makes money. The reason is that when Bitcoin was first issued in 2009, he hoarded a large number of it one after another.

During the epidemic, in order to stimulate the economy and encourage consumption, the United States issued excessive currency, which caused the price of Bitcoin to soar. From a few hundred or a few thousand dollars before, it has risen to fifty or sixty thousand dollars, an increase of dozens or hundreds of times.

Therefore, the money Xiang Nan donated was much less than the money he earned.

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In 2020 and 2020, the United States gradually lifted the epidemic restrictions, and Hollywood regained its vitality.

Universal Pictures also got on track, starting to shoot new films and release old ones. "Quick Chase 2, 3, 4" and "Fast and Furious 8" filmed by Xiang Nan have been released one after another.

In addition, "Avengers 3 and 4" have also been released one after another, and the follow-up "Thor 4", "Black Panther 2", "Spider-Man 4", "Deadpool 3", "Fantastic Four 2" and so on are also scheduled. on the agenda.

During this period, Xiang Nan's relationship with Universal Pictures began to change.

Before he was in Universal Pictures, he basically said what he said. No one dared to object to the projects he decided on, and dared to comment.

But it is different now, maybe the new boss wants to build authority, or maybe it is the motivation of the new boss to doubt Xiang Nan, or maybe there is a change in business strategy...

In short, several projects that Xiang Nan finalized were rejected by Universal Pictures. Such as "Interstellar", "Super Body", "Three Days of Dangerous Love", "Fate Planning Bureau", "The Conjuring" and so on.

On the contrary, several projects rejected by him were picked up by Universal Pictures, such as "Shang-Chi", "New RoboCop", "Men in Black: Global Pursuit", "New Ghostbusters", " Independence Day 2: Resurgence" and so on.

From an analysis point of view, the operation of Universal Pictures is more conservative than before, and most of the investments are sequels or flops of classic works. This is indeed a higher probability of getting a good box office, but if the remake is not effective, it is easy to smash the brand.

Xiang Nan dropped these projects because the scripts were not written well enough, knowing that they would ruin the brand. Unexpectedly, the new executives of Universal took them as treasures and picked them up from the trash can.

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Seeing that Universal Pictures insisted on going its own way and no longer obeying his own opinions, Xiang Nan stopped being infatuated and tried his best to help them draw up plans, and randomly arranged a few movies for them.

And because of Universal Pictures' self-righteousness, in the past two or three years, five of Universal Pictures' films have suffered huge losses. They are "New RoboCop", "New Ghostbusters", "Independence Day 2", "New Die Hard" and "New Back to the Future".

The predecessors of these films were all well-known blockbusters. They are one of the most treasured IPs in the Universal Pictures library, and they are also the most precious memories of countless Americans.

Universal Pictures wanted to exploit the value of these classic works, so they remade and shot sequels one after another. However, due to lack of ability, each of these films produced was uglier than the last, and in the end, the word of mouth was poor and the box office was dismal.

Like "New Back to the Future", the original trilogy is all the top ten works in the annual box office chart, and each film has a box office of nearly one billion US dollars based on inflation.

However, although "New Back to the Future" has more abundant investment, more amazing special effects, and more grand scenes, the story is a mess. It is completely incomparable with the original story that is meticulous, logical, and imaginative.

After the release, fans were disappointed, and there was a lot of criticism on the Internet, accusing Universal Pictures of destroying classics and destroying IP. In the end, the global box office of this movie was only 80 million US dollars, compared with the investment of 150 million US dollars, it lost 120 million US dollars.

Other films also suffered a lot of losses, which eventually led to Universal Pictures' first huge loss in 27 years.

The failure of the global box office also further proves that Xiang Nan is indispensable. Lost his Universal, doomed to mediocrity, and become the most ordinary company in Hollywood.

As a result, Global lost investors' confidence, and its stock price fell for several consecutive days, and finally fell to 90 billion US dollars before it stopped falling. Compared with the market value at its peak, it has lost 150 billion US dollars.

Although Apple has a big business, the loss of 150 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to two years of total revenue, really makes it unsupportable.

In the end, the management of Universal Pictures was swept away, and capable people were reappointed and selected. And Xiang Nan has also been re-emphasized.

Xiang Nan let go of the old grudge, and helped Universal Pictures book several movies again, such as "Deadpool 3", "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 4", "Top Gun 2", "Crazy Rich Asians", "Sherlock Holmes" , "Bad Boys 3", "New Baywatch" and so on.

Several of these works are also sequels of well-known IPs, but they are also sequels, and Xiang Nan's actions are extraordinary. The stories, entertainment, and freshness of several films are all complete. After the release, the word-of-mouth has exploded, and the box office is naturally not bad. This has made Universal Pictures a lot of money, and the stock price has begun to rise.

However, after the contract expired in 2004, Xiang Nan resigned from Universal Pictures and no longer served as the honorary chairman. Despite Universal Pictures' repeated condolences, Xiang Nan did not agree again.

The departure of Xiang Nan caused the stock price of Universal Pictures to plummet again. The box office, which had rebounded before, fell back again this time.

This also proves from the side that Xiang Nan is indispensable.

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After resigning as the honorary chairman of Universal Pictures, Xiang Nan had nothing to do, so he focused his energy on his family.

He has been a wanderer for half his life, and he doesn't spend much time at home, and he doesn't spend enough time with his family.

They are all old now. Cong Shan is already in her seventies, and Shanshan is also in her fifties, so Xiang Nan mainly spends time with them, drinking tea, shopping, dancing, traveling...life is leisurely and comfortable.